Improvement in organ reed-boards



1.R.L0MAS.

. Organ-Reed Board.

No, 79,590 Patented Feb. 9,1875.

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JOHN R. LOMAS, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO BERNARD SHONINGER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT lN ORGAN REED-BOARDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,590, dated February 9, 18 5; application filed November 30, 1874.

To all whom it mny concern:

Be it known that I, J. R. LOMAS, of New Haven city and county, Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Reed-Organs, of which the following is a specification:

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

Figure l is a horizontal, and Fig. 2 a verti cal, section. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Arepresents a sounding-board; B, the reeds; E F, valves, and D a piece between sounding and valve boards. C is a partial set of reeds,

which I insert below the sounding-board, and which come within the length of the bass-reed valve. Thus I add to the treble as many reeds as can be supplied with air by this valve, thereby making no difference in the required touch of the keys.

What I claim is The combination, with a double reed-board mounted upon the sounding-board A, of the partial set of reeds C, inserted below said sounding-board, all constructed and arranged as and for the purpose specified.

JOHN It. LOMAS.

Witnesses:

C. T. DRISCOLL, ADOLPH ASHER. 

